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Historical  Sketch 
of  the  Vandalia,  Ohio, 
United  Brethren  Church 
1838-1912 


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PRINCETON  •  NEW  JERSEY 
PRESENTED  BY 

Rui'us  H.  LeFevre 
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1330—1912 


Historical  Sketch  of  the  Vandalia,  Ohio, 
United  Brethren  Church 


1838—1912 


By 

Rev.  N.  L.  Unebaugh,  B.  D. 


HISTORY  has  always  been  educational.  It  has  shaped  the 
destinies  of  nations  and  individuals.  By  means  of  it  many 
have  achieved  greatness,  and  others  have  been  inspired. 

Human  intellect  wants  to  know  things  for  itself.  It  reaches 
back  into  the  past  in  order  that  it  may  bless  the  future.  We  profit  by 
the  mistakes  of  the  past,  and  build  better  than  our  forefathers. 

This  little  historical  sketch  is  sent  forth  with  the  hope  that  it  may 
inspire  the  people  of  our  church  to  do  and  dare  for  God,  that  which  our 
fathers  never  dreamed  could  be  done.  They  builded  well.  They  laid  an 
abiding  foundation.  God  bless  them!  But  to-day  the  call  comes  for  more 
efficient  leaders  in  all  departments  of  the  church.  With  this  call  comes 
the  demand  for  better  equipment  of  church  buildings.  Let  us  pray  the 
Lord  to  open  our  eyes  to  the  needs  of  this  optimistic  hour  and  hasten  to 
strengthen  the  walls  of  Zion. 

I  want  to  acknowledge  the  aid  given  by  Rev.  A.  W.  Drury,  D.D.,  my 
esteemed  friend,  and  professor  of  Bonebrake  Theological  Seminary,  Dayton, 
Ohio,  for  many  facts  prior  to  1859.  Also  Rev.  J.  C.  Miller,  Lebo,  Kansas; 
Rev.  J.  L.  Swain,  Germantown,  Ohio;  Joseph  Wilhelm,  Muscatine,  Iowa, 
(now  97  years  of  age);  Mrs.  Elizabeth  A.  Brandenburg,  Los  Angeles, 
California;  Mrs.  Maria  Taylor,  Arcanum,  Ohio;  C.  W.  Eby,  Corbin, 
Kansas;  together  with  those  of  this  community  who  have  given  me  many 
interesting  facts.  In  the  compiling  of  this  history  the  question  was  not. 
What  have  I  to  write,  but  what  things  are  of  the  greatest  importance? 

(N.L.L.) 


THE  history  of  United  Brethrenism  in  the  Miami  Valley 
had  its  origin  in  1805  when  Martin  Shuey  and  Andrew 
Zeller  came  into  Montgomery  County  and   located 
south    of    Dayton. 

It  was  on  July  22,  1810,  that  Christian  Newcomer  came 
to  Lewis  Kemp's  home.  Bro.  Kemp  w^as  a  United  Brethren 
and  lived  four  miles  east  of  Dayton.  He  had  come  into  the 
Miami  Valley  to  find  out  the  condition  of  the  United  Brethren 
people.  On  Aug.  6,  1810,  a  Conference  was  held  in  Mont- 
gomery County,  in  German  Township,  at  Bro.  Andrew 
Zeller's  home.  Thirteen  preachers  and  exhorters  were  present. 
Here  it  was  resolved  that  a  circuit  be  formed,  and  Thomas 
Winter,  Henry  Evinger  and  Samuel  Man  gave  themselves 
up  freely  to  travel  it.  This  was  the  first  session  of  the  Miami 
Annual  Conference.  In  1811  there  was  no  Conference.  But 
on  Aug.  23,  1814,  there  were  two  districts  instead  of  one  in 
the  Conference.  Bro.  Andrew  Zeller  was  the  Presiding  Elder 
in    the    Miami    District. 

From  1812  down  to  1829,  the  year  preceding  his  death. 
Christian  Newcomer,  who  had  been  made  a  bishop  in  1813, 
made  a  tour  of  the  country  north  of  the  Ohio  River.  Out 
of  nineteen  visits,  he  came  every  year  into  the  Miami  Valley  ex- 
cept six  times.  In  1829,  his  last  visit,  he  came  to  the  home  of 
Geo.   Hoffman,   five   miles  north   of   Dayton,   and   preached 

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there.  Thus  this  saint  of  God  must  have  passed  many  times 
through    Butler   Township. 

"The  first  church  built  north  of  the  Ohio  River  was  a  log 
church  erected  in  1815,  on  a  farm  owned  by  Bro.  Bonebrake, 
one  half  mile  east  of  New  Hope.  The  next  church  built  was 
also  of  logs  and  erected  on  Clear  Creek,  about  two  miles 
from  Springboro,  prior  to  1828.  In  1829  the  church  was  built 
at  Germantown."  (Dr.  A.  W.  Drury.)  The  brick  church  of 
Vandalia,  the  first  of  its  kind  north  of  the  Ohio  River,  and  the 
fourth  to  be  built  by  the  United  Brethren  in  the  Miami  Valley, 
was  erected  in  1839.  Thus  the  Vandalia  church  is  older  by 
at  least  six  years  than  any  of  the  Dayton  churches.  ''The 
Miami  Chapel  Church  which  is  the  oldest  United  Brethren 
Church  in  Dayton  was  erected  in  1846." 

Vandalia  has  been  attached  to  many  circuits  during  its 
three  quarters  of  a  century  of  existence.  In  1837  the  Still- 
water Circuit  was  formed,  and  the  following  year  the  class 
was  attached  to  that  circuit.  "At  that  time  the  circuit  in- 
cluded Fredricksburg,  Vandalia,  West  Milton,  Burtner's 
(five  miles  north  of  Dayton),  and  other  points  north  of  the 
Dayton  and  Eaton  Pike,  and  sometimes  Liberty,  Johnsville, 
Farmersville,  and  other  points  south  of  this  pike."  In  1841 
it  had  eighteen  appointments;  in  1842  there  were  twelve  with  a 
membership  of  300;  in  1843  it  had  forty-one  with  475  members. 

For  eighteen  years  the  class  was  kept  on  the  same  circuit. 
Then  (1856),  Vandalia  and  Wells  were  detached  and  added 
to  Miami  Chapel  station,  and  the  classes  were  then  called 
Miami  Circuit.  The  following  year,  (1857),  the  Stillwater 
Circuit's  name  was  changed  to  West  Baltimore  Circuit,  and 
Vandalia   and   Wells   were   put   with   this   circuit.     In   1859 

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Vandalia  was  placed  on  Beavertown  Circuit.  In  1862  a  new 
Miami  Circuit  was  formed  and  Vandalia  was  put  on  that 
circuit.  By  1865  the  class  was  commanding  enough  to  be 
recognized  and  from  that  day  to  the  present  time  it  has  been 
called   Vandalia   Circuit. 

Two  Annual  Conferences  were  held  here.  The  67th  in 
August,  1876,  with  Bishop  John  Weaver  presiding;  and  the 
84th  in  August,  1893,  with  Bishop  J.  S.  Mills  in  the  chair. 

The  first  meeting  place  of  the  United  Brethren  in  this 
locality  was  held  in  the  barn  and  house  on  the  farm  of  Christian 
Shupp.  This  farm  is  on  the  Springfield  Road.  It  is  east  of 
the  Dayton  and  Troy  Pike  about  one-fourth  mile.  The  farm 
is  owned  at  present  (1912)  by  Christ  Helke. 

Rev.  J.  C.  Miller  says,  concerning  the  beginning  of  the 
class,  "It  was  in  the  year  1838,  that  my  father  built  the  barn 
for  Christian  Shupp,  a  local  minister.  As  soon  as  the  barn 
was  enclosed,  in  the  month  of  June,  Father  Shupp  said  'We 
must  now  have  a  meeting,'  which  resulted  in  a  great  revival. 
I  am  of  the  opinion  the  revival  referred  to  was  the  beginning 
of  the  Vandalia  United  Brethren  Church." 

Present  opinion  claims  the  same  fact.  Bro.  Wm.  Wells, 
and  his  sister,  Mrs.  S.  S.  Dodson,  who  lived  just  a  half  mile 
south  of  the  Shupp  farm,  and  Mrs.  H.  H.  Cassel  state  that 
that  ''big  meeting"  was  the  beginning  of  the  class.  Besides 
Mrs.  Michael  Bennert  says,  "My  parents  attended  that 
meeting  and  they  often  spoke  of  those  who  were  converted 
at    that    time." 

Until  the  church  was  built  the  preaching  was  regularly 
held  in  the  homes  of  Christian  Shupp,  J  no.  Beard,  M.  Coover 
and  his  two  brothers,  Jacob  Steves,  Benjamin  W^ilhelm,  and 

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others.  Thus  a  foundation  was  being  laid  which  has  resulted 
in  a  strong  organization. 

From  all  possible  information  the  opinion  is  that  the 
first  United  Brethren  Church  was  erected  late  in  the  year  1839 
or  early  in  1840,  with  a  possible  preference  given  the  former 
date.  This  building  was  erected  of  red  brick.  A  portion  of 
the  rear  wall  may  still  be  seen  in  the  present  building.  The 
house  was  forty-three  feet  long  and  thirty-five  feet  wide.  The 
belfry  was  of  the  school  house  type,  and  was  on  the  rear  of  the 
church.  It  held  a  brass  bell  that  could  be  heard  for  several  miles. 
Sometime  before  the  erection  of  the  new  church  this  bell 
was  cracked,  but  it  was  rung  as  long  as  the  old  church  stood. 
There  were  two  entrances  to  the  building  in  the  front.  Before 
each  door  was  a  platform  eight  feet  square.  The  church  in- 
side had  a  high  pulpit  platform,  the  seats  were  high-backed, 
and  a  partition  was  made  in  the  centre  row  of  benches,  for  in 
those  days  the  women  sat  on  one  side  of  the  church  and  the 
men    on    the    other. 

At  first  the  Methodists  were  given  the  privilege  to  hold 
services  in  the  church.  But  they  soon  became  too  few  to  have 
a  service,  and  as  Rev.  Geo.  Hoffman,  who  for  a  time  held 
membership  in  both  the  Methodist  and  United  Brethren 
denominations,  said,' 'Methodists  did  not  grow  well  in  Butler 
Township." 

The  Lutheran  people  also  worshiped  in  the  church  for 
many  years,  until  a  serious  question  arose.  In  the  Quarterly 
Conference  of  Oct.  22,  18G-4,  one  can  read  this,  "The  question 
was  then  taken  up.  Shall  we  at  Vandalia  Chapel  give  way 
to  our  Lutheran  Brethren  to  preach  in  our  house  every  fourth 
Sabbath  in  the  fore-noon  as  heretofore,  being  it  comes  in  con- 

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flict  with  our  appointment  at  this  place?"  The  trustees  were 
left  to  decide  the  question.  How  it  was  settled  can  best  be 
judged  by  this  significant  fact  that  the  same  year  (18()4) 
the  Lutheran  church  was  built. 

For  many  years  our  church  had  a  financial  struggle. 
Dr.  A.  W.  Drury  says  that  in  the  Conference  minutes  of  1848- 
49  there  is  a  reference  made  as  to  whether  the  Vandalia  church 
ought  not  to  be  sold  to  pay  the  debt.  And  at  the  same 
Conference  a  subscription  was  taken  to  relieve  the  church 
from  its  embarrassments  and  perils.  In  1850  the  minutes 
state,  "Vandalia  meeting  house  to  be  settled  up."  Henry 
Kumler,  Jr.,  was  made  solicitor  for  the  church.  In  1851  a 
collection  was  taken  at  the  Miami  Conference  to  help  the 
church,  and  the  same  year  L.  P.  Jones  was  released  from  his 
agency  for  Vandalia  meeting  house.  Thus  this  historic 
structure  was  saved  to  the  denomination. 

On  Dec.  11,  1842,  Benjamin  Wilhelm  and  his  wife  Sarah, 
sold  to  the  United  Brethren  trustees.  Christian  Shupp,  Joseph 
Dunham,  and  John  Shupp,  the  present  lot  No.  24  and  a 
three-fourth  acre  of  ground  in  the  south  end  of  Vandalia  for 
a  cemetery.  The  price  paid  was  $600.  (See  Deed  Book 
Q.  2,  page  49,  Dayton,  Ohio.)  A  second  deed  was  made  Jan. 
28,  1850.  It  says,  "being  the  same  premises  deeded  Dec.  11, 
1842  to  Christian  Shupp,  John  Shupp,  and  Joseph  Denham, 
then  trustees  of  said  church,  which  deed  was  never  recorded 
in  the  records  of  Montgomery  County  and  was  lost  or  mislaid 
and  cannot  be  found.  Wherefore  this  deed  was  made  to  the 
present  trustees  and  their  successors  in  office."  The  trustees 
were  S.  H.  Coover,  Isaac  Coover,  and  Samuel  Taylor.  (See 
Deed  Book  Q.  2,  page  368.) 

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From  1859  down  to  the  present  time  a  Quarterly  Con- 
ference record  has  been  faithfully  kept.  In  1859  the  charge 
had  seven  appointments  and  the  salary  was  fixed  at  $375.  They 
were  Beavertown,  Vandalia,  Wayne  Chapel,  Aleys,  Mont- 
gomery, Alexandersville,  and  Beardshears.  By  1861  the 
salary  was  raised  to  $650,  and  $150  worth  of  provisions. 
There  were  eleven  appointments  and  two  preachers.  In  1865 
Little  York  was  with  the  circuit. 

On  Jan.  25,  1868,  "the  propriety  of  building  a  new  church 
at  Vandalia  was  discussed,  and  it  was  then  moved,  by  D.  J. 
Brandenburg,  that  there  be  a  meeting  in  three  weeks  at 
Vandalia  to  see  what  could  be  done."  It  was  nearly  three 
months  later  when  the  trustees  met.  Three  of  the  board 
were  present,  and  some  officers  of  the  church.  "Rev.  J.  C 
Miller  opened  the  meeting  by  prayer  and  then  reading  several 
portions  of  Scripture  relative  to  church  building.  D.  J. 
Brandenburg  then  spoke  of  the  necessity  of  a  different  house 
of  worship.  Bro.  R.  Sunderlain  then  spoke  in  favor  of  making 
an  effort.  Next  Bro.  C.  Schievets  spoke  of  the  necessity  of 
having  the  means  secured  before  tearing  down  the  old  church, 
Bro.  Jno.  Beardshear  then  spoke  very  much  in  favor  of  a  new 
house."  A  committee  of  seventeen  were  appointed  to  solicit 
funds. 

The  year  1869  witnessed  the  tearing  down  of  the  old 
church,  except  a  portion  of  the  rear  wall,  and  the  erection  of  the 
new.  Rev.  J.  L.  Swain  was  the  aggressive  pastor,  but  Rev. 
J.  C.  Miller,  who  resided  in  Vandalia,  took  the  new  enterprise 
in  hand  and  saw  that  it  was  successfully  done.  The  present 
church  is  a  little  longer  than  the  old  building,  being  fifty-nine 
feet  long  by  thirty-five  feet  wide,  and  has  a  vestibule  attached. 

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On  Nov.  12,  1S70,  the  treasurer  had  received  $3,011.23 
and  had  paid  out  $3,065.75. 

In  ten  years  the  house  needed  some  repairs.  The  steeple 
was  built  and  other  improvements  made.  The  trustees, 
Bros.  A.  Brentling,  S.  S.  Dodson,  and  C.  \V.  Eby,  hoped  that 
the  people  would  furnish  the  means  to  do  the  work.  These 
repairs  were  made  at  a  cost  of  $265.38  which  was  paid  in 
June,  1879. 

On  Dec.  18,  1886,  a  very  significant  thing  was  done. 
The  church  at  Piqua  had  some  serious  difnculty  with  its 
officials.  The  Presiding  Elder  read  a  paper  before  the  Quar- 
terly Conference  ''praying  the  Vandalia  charge  to  elect  a 
board  of  trustees  for  the  Piqua  United  Brethren  Church." 
This  was  accepted  and  Bros.  \Vm.  McKee,  S.  W.  Keister, 
and  C.  W.  Eby  w^ere  elected.  The  result  was  that  our  work 
in  Piqua  was  saved  to  the  church. 

In  July,  1895, certain  other  improvements  were  made  to  the 
church.  An  entire  new^  floor  was  put  in,  a  new  roof  was  put 
on,  the  Ladies'  Aid  Society  "carpeted  the  church  and  also 
provided  new  pulpit  furniture" ;  new  windows  of  art  glass  were 
secured ;  the  walls  were  repapered ;  pews  were  put  in  the  place 
of  the  uncomfortable  benches;  and  a  furnace  was  installed. 
The  treasurer,  Bro.  E.  O.  Rankin,  paid  out  $1,770.62  for  these 
improvements. 

The  bell,  which  is  the  second  in  use  in  the  history  of  the 
church,  was  cast  by  Wanduzen  and  Tiff,  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
at  the  Buckeye  Bell  Foundry  in  1879. 

The  church  was  incorporated  Feb.  4,  1892,  as  'The 
Vandalia  Church  of  the  United  Brethren  in  Christ,"  and 
was  recorded  July  11,  1892.  (See  Vol.  2,  page  155,  Mont- 
gomery County,  Ohio.) 


THE    PARSONAGE. 

The  present  parsonage  is  the  result  of  a  meeting  held 
March  19,  1864,  when  ''a  motion  prevailed  that  the  erection  of 
a  parsonage  be  submitted  to  a  board  of  trustees."  Nothing 
more  was  done  until  Dec.  2,  1882,  when  "the  following  com- 
mittee were  duly  elected  to  inquire  into  the  practicability  of 
the    following   questions: 

1.  Whether  the  circuit  will  build  a  parsonage? 

2.  If  so,   where  locate? 

3.  Buy  or  build? 

4.  How  pay  for  same? 

F.  P.  Grimes,  H.  H.  Bond,  Wm.  Powel,  M.  Coover,  M. 
C.   Miller"  (committeemen). 

This  committee  became  active  after  the  Quarterly  Con- 
ference of  Sept.  8,  1883,  gave  it  instructions  to  procure  the 
additional  means  needed  as  early  as  possible  "and  buy  a 
parsonage  in  order  that  the  circuit  may  have  their  minister 
reside  among  the  people."  Three  months  later,  Dec.  8,  1883, 
the  committee  "had  examined  a  property  in  Vandalia  owned 
by  Samuel  North  and  deemed  the  property  cheap  for  a  par- 
sonage at  the  price  which  he  offered  it." 

But  it  was  not  until  the  circuit  was  driven  into  the  place 
where  it  was  impossible  to  rent  a  house  for  the  preacher  that 
anything  definite  was  done.  This  condition  prevailed  early 
in  1900,  when  Rev.  A.  Dunkelberger  was  sent  to  the  circuit 
by  the  Conference.  On  March  31,  1900,  a  board  of  parsonage 
trustees  were  elected  consisting  of  Geo.  Anderson,  E.  H. 
Eidemiller,  Mrs.  M.  C.  Miller,  Mrs.  Sella  Coover,  Mrs.  E.  O. 
Rankin,  Andrew  Parsons,  and  A.  Underwood. 

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On  June  14,  1901,  the  pastor  reported  a  debt  of  S135  on 
the  parsonage,  and  Sept.  20,  1902,  the  parsonage  was  reported 
free  of  debt.  The  house  cost  SI, 398.21  and  including  the 
barn,  walks,  etc.,  the  total  cost  was  about  $1,650. 

On  July  8,  1905,  the  board  of  parsonage  trustees  was 
dissolved  and  the  church  trustees  assumed  its  control. 

The  lot  No.  26,  on  which  the  parsonage  was  built,  was 
bought  of  J.  W.  Wells  and  wife  for  the  sum  of  $150.  "Provided 
said  lot  be  used  for  the  erection  of  a  dwelling  for  a  parsonage." 
The  deed  was  recorded  Dec.  5,  1901.  (See  Deed  Book  241, 
page  304.) 

THE  HENRIETTA  HALL. 

It  was  after  the  death  of  Henrietta,  the  wife  of  J.  W. 
Wells  that  he  bought  a  piece  of  property,  lot  No.  5,  on  the 
National  Road  in  Vandalia  and  remodeled  it.  To  this  house 
he  gave  the  name  of  "Henrietta."  It  was  to  be  a  memorial 
to  his  devoted  wife.  On  Sept.  24,  1907,  the  house  was  set 
apart  for  the  use  of  certain  definite  societies  in  Vandalia. 
He  made  two  deeds,  one  to  the  Ladies'  Aid  Society  and  the 
Woman's  Missionary  Society  jointly.  The  other  was  to  the 
Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union.  These  deeds  were 
given  on  certain  conditions  which  were  not  well  defined. 
Fearing  that  some  difficulty  might  arise  in  the  future  as  to  the 
ownership  of  the  property,  the  church  trustees,  in  1910,  re- 
quested these  three  organizations  to  deed  their  shares  directly 
to  the  trustees  of  the  United  Brethren  Church.  (See  Church 
Record   for  the  proceedings.) 

Bro.  J.  W.  Wells  and  his  second  wife  willingly  agreed  to  the 
change  in  ownership.     Accordingly,  new  deeds  were  drawn 

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up  and  signed  by  the  proper  parties.  The  property  is  now  in 
the  possession  of  the  church.  These  deeds  were  recorded 
Sept.  7,  1910.  (See  Deed  Book  320,  pages  548,  549,  and  550.) 
Thus  to-day  there  is  in  the  name  of  the  church  trustees  the 
following  property: 

1.  The  church  with  its  lot. 

2.  The  parsonage  with  its  lot. 

3.  The  Henrietta  Hall  with  its  lot. 

4.  The  old  cemetery. 


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CIRCUITS  AND  PASTORS 


(The  dates  are  for  the  beginning  of  the  Conference  year.) 


Stillwater  Circuit 

1838— Henry  Goodridge 

1839— A.  Hetzler 

1840— Wm.  Collins 

1841 — Wm.  Collins  and  James 

Eacles 
1842 — James  Eacles 
1843— James  Eacles  and  J.  Hill 
1844— A.    Hetzler,    Jno.   Slief, 

and  J.  Hill 
1845— A.  Hetzler,  Jno.  Slief 
1846 — F.  Bonebraice,  and  one 

to  be  supplied 
1847— Wm.  Ault 
1848— Wm.  Ault  and  A. Hetzler 
1849— Wm.  J.  Cochran 
1850— H.  Toby 
1851— W.  W.  Coons 
1852— G.  L.  Gilbert 
1853— M.  Toby 
1854— Peter  Hetzler 
1855 — Peter  Hetzler 

Miami  Circuit 

1856— Wm.  R.  Rinehart 
West  Baltimore  Circuit 

1857— P.  C.  Hetzler,  W.  Long- 
acre,  and  H.  Surface 
1858 — Swain  Corson 

Beavertown  Circuit 

1859 — Swain  Corson 

1860— J.  M.    Marshel   and   J. 

C.  Miller 
1861— J.  C.  Miller  and  G.  C. 

Warvel 

Miami  Circuit 

1862— J.  C.  Miller 
1863— B.  W.  Day 
1864— B.  W.  Day 

Vandalia  Circuit 

1865 — J.  Kemp 
1866— J.  C.  Miller 
1867— J.  C.  Miller 


1868— J.  L.  Swain 
1869— J.  L.  Swain 
1870— E.  H.  Caylor 
1871— S.  M.  Hippard 
1872— J.  D.  Holsinger 
1873— J.  D.  Holsinger 
1874— F.  M.  Fowler 
1875— S.  S.  Holden 
1876— D.  N.  Howe 
1877— J.  C.  Miller 
1878— J.  C.  Miller 
1879— J.  L.  Swain 
1880— J.  L.  Swain 
1881— J.  L.  Swain 
1882— Wm.  McKee 
1883— H.  J.  Mulholland 
1884— H.  J.  Mulholland 
1885— W.  J.  Pruner 
1886— W.  J.  Pruner 
1887— E.  W.  Bowers 
1888— E.  W.  Bowers 
1889— C.  J.  Burket 
1890— C.  J.  Burket 
1891— J.  L.  Swain 
1892— G.  W.  Arnold 
1893— G.  W.  Arnold 
1894— S.  M.  Hippard 
1895— S.  M.  Hippard 
1896— G.  W.  Hamilton 
1897— G.  W.  Hamilton 
1898— G.  W.  Hamilton 
1899— H.  A.  Sechrist 
1900 — A.  Dunkelberger 
1901— A.  Dunkelberger 
1902— A.  Dunkelberger 
1903— A.  Dunkelberger 
1904— H.  H.  Yohe 
1905— E.  Fowler 
1906— E.   Fowler  and    A.    D. 

Williams 
1907— B.  P.  S.  Busey 
1908— B.  P.  S.  Busey  and  A. 

W.  Denlinger 
1909 — N.  L.  Linebaugh 
1910— N.  L.  Linebaugh 
1911 — N.  L.  Linebaugh 


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